Forensic Escape Room
Karel Terwel, Michiel Schuurman and Arjo Loeve have developed the award-winning Delft Method for forensic investigations. The method is educated through online courses (MOOC Forensic engineering) and through offline courses (Forensic Structural Engineering, Forensic Engineering at Aerospace engineering among others). The method is derived from existing investigation practices, and is currently applied in various disciplines (civil engineering, aerospace engineering and biomedical engineering).
To practice and experience this method for students or practitioners who want to implement it, it is hard to simulate this in real time. Furthermore, current methods of learning like for instance examining case studies are relevant, but might be less appealing to current generation of students.
Therefore, a virtual forensic escape room will be developed, with the goal to be able to experience and practice the Delft method for forensic engineering, especially the phase of data collection. In this escape room various rooms will be designed that reflect various aspects of data collection. The idea is to present a site overview with a collapsed building. Several information can be collected here through observations, measurements, checking documents, and performing interviews. All these aspects can be implemented in a digital environment.
Staff
- Karel Terwel, Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering and Geosciences faculty
- Michiel Schuurman, Assistant Professor, Aerospace Engineering faculty
- Arjo Loeve, Assistant Professor, Mechanical, Maritime and Materials Engineering faculty